Luanda vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Luanda	Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1012	$1494
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3516	$3243
🏠 One person rent	$496	$958
🏘️ Family rent	$1762	$1655
🍽️ Food expenses	$327	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.7	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1511	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	19	65
😀 Quality of life	53	83
🏙️ Population	2.49M	1.25M

The cost of living in Luanda is 32% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 5424th and 3460th ($1012 vs $1494) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Angola and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check Angola vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Luanda compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Luanda ranked 1st best city to live in Angola vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 6024th and 412th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Luanda vs Sharjah

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	Luanda	Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.84	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.9	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.9	$9.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.56	$9.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.61	$4.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$802
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$262	$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2330	$1595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1341	$1285
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.3	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.5	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$133	$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	23.82%	4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10449	$6652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.9	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.2	$9.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.37	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.24	$2.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6	$6.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.88	$8.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.79	$6.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.58	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.39	$6.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.98	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.92	$4.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.5	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$59.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.51	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$45.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.31	$4.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$96.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$128	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$700	$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15041	$7169

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Cities near Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961

Cities near Sharjah

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Ajman	$2240
13 km or 8 mi	Dubai	$2379
28 km or 17 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
95 km or 59 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
98 km or 61 mi	Fujairah	$1239
133 km or 82 mi	Al Ain	$1844
142 km or 88 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
222 km or 138 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
259 km or 161 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
337 km or 210 mi	Seeb	$967
346 km or 215 mi	Nizwa	$780
377 km or 235 mi	Muscat	$1090
388 km or 241 mi	Doha	$1779
392 km or 243 mi	Al Khor	$1709
394 km or 245 mi	Jahrom	$547
434 km or 270 mi	Fasa	$548
436 km or 271 mi	Jiroft	$518
456 km or 283 mi	Sirjan	$514
491 km or 305 mi	Manama	$1280
492 km or 306 mi	Riffa	$1223
493 km or 307 mi	Isa Town	$1243
510 km or 317 mi	Bam	$515
526 km or 327 mi	Chabahar	$585
534 km or 332 mi	Dhahran	$1068
543 km or 337 mi	Dammam	$1056
550 km or 342 mi	Shiraz	$589
563 km or 350 mi	Marvdasht	$563
564 km or 350 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
564 km or 351 mi	Qatif	$897
566 km or 352 mi	Iranshahr	$605
572 km or 355 mi	Kerman	$464
575 km or 358 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
599 km or 372 mi	Borazjan	$546
600 km or 373 mi	Jubail	$901
600 km or 373 mi	Kazerun	$557
604 km or 375 mi	Bushehr	$551
699 km or 434 mi	Yasuj	$529
709 km or 440 mi	Zahedan	$829
734 km or 456 mi	Yazd	$573
771 km or 479 mi	Behbahan	$536